Implementation of WHO/CDC Guidelines for Intentional Injury Death Surveillance: A Mixed-Methods Approach in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• NCJ Number: 236339
• Journal: Homicide Studies Volume: 15 Issue: 3 Dated: August 2011 Pages: 253-267
• Author(s): Anne H. Outwater; Jacquelyn C. Campbell; Edward Mgaya
• Date Published: August 2011
• Length: 15 pages
• Grant Number(s): 1 F31 NR008809-01A1
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Health
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study used the WHO/CDC Injury Surveillance Guidelines to examine data on police mortality cases.

Abstract

A foundational implementation of the WHO/CDC Injury Surveillance Guidelines was conducted in Dar es Salaam region of the United Republic of Tanzania in 2005. The Guidelines were adapted to gather qualitative as well as quantitative data about intentional injury mortality which were collected concurrently at the Muhimbili National Hospital Mortuary. An interview schedule of 12 quantitative variables and one open-ended question, participant observation and newspaper reports were used. Mixed methods allowed an understanding of intentional injury mortality to emerge, even for those with the least amount of data, the 22 percent of homicides whose bodies were never claimed. Mixed methods made it possible to quantify intentional injury mortality rates, describe subpopulations with scanty data, and learn how to embed ongoing injury mortality surveillance into daily practice. (Published Abstract)